The Paddock Club

You ever end up in a small little town that you don’t expect to have anything decent, then get pissed when they’ve got a cool little place that you would kill for back in your big city? Yeah, well that’s the Paddock Club.
I have no idea what this place is like on a busy night, so I can’t comment on the crowd, but if this place was in my neighborhood in Chicago I’d be on a first name basis with just about everybody who worked there. Because I’d be here a lot. This place is just god damn cool.

Who doesn’t like the Paddock Club???
Stop in for a martini (jolly rancher) :) and some wings…
Bartenders are super friendly!

Food is awesome! Very chill vibe coming in before everyone comes to drink. Drinking here is fun too, they usually have a band or DJ.

Everything about this place is amazing. The bartenders are always super down to earth and tend to know how to make anything you want. They offer specials everyday of the week at great prices. The ambiance of the entire place really captures the history of the building.

This is the place to get a good cosmo in town! iv never really tried the food, but the atmosphere is very intimate.

This is a fantastic place for Ladies’ Night. The drinks are delish & the bartenders are great. They also host the Uncorked Canvas art classes which is a great ladies night. The owners are a blast. My favorites are the pink lady Martini & the chicken dip.

A nice fusion of rednecky/​trashy people acting classy with cough syrup flavored martinis. It’s a great dimly lit cozy place. but for people watching it’s a must if your in Watertown (keep a sense of humor). There are professionals who venture in here, but the scene is pretty funny.
The bartenders are largely butt head nitwits. sharp as marbles but basically keeping order in this place.

Friendly gang and good music, one of the better places in Watertown

The crowd here is pretty decent and professional. The main drag about this place is some of the bartenders just suck. Waited 20 minutes only to never be served so i went to the back where (luckily) they had another guy serving up some beers at a small stand. The décor is pretty cool but when you cant get a drink it doesnt really matter.

For Watertown, this place is pretty darn classy. Love the ambiance and the fact that there’s one room that’s a bar, one room for casual, intimate seating, and one room for a band/​dance floor! Sooo many flavors of martinis, and I haven’t been disappointed in one yet. The service is usually pretty good. Definitely one of the nicer places to go for a drink in this town.

Awesome place to hang out. It is either the best ambience in Watertown or it is tied for the best. Pomegranate martini is the one to get!

When I used to work at Ft. Drum this place became increasingly popular and for good reason. In my opinion the most unique bar in the area. Set in one of the oldest indoor malls in America, this place is unassuming until you walk inside. The 1^st room is the main bar with tv’s a few tables and a dark ambiance. The next room has large leather couches and a fire place. The back room is (if I remember correctly) where all the live bands/​DJs played and people danced. I recently stopped by here before a wedding for a little daytime drinking and it reaffirmed to me this is a nice bar. They serve lunch. I only got chips and guacamole (and it was good) but my fiancé LOVES the martinis here. Her favorite is the PS I Love you. Swing by and give this place a shot if your in the area.

Excellent place. Bartender remembered my name after one visit. Beer is good, and cheap. There are the usuals who are fun and here often. The atmosphere is old world, but well kept. Leather chairs fireplace and crazy fun women dancing!

I had a fantastic time. Great band. Crowd really picks up around 11:00. Drinks very reasonably priced. It was about ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ male/​female so no sausage party.

When this place is quieter, it is great. Food is great for a bar and the service is nice. I’ve been here three or for times and every person has been completely nice, but it got too packed on a friday night for my taste. Great place for some lunchtime drinks, great for some dinnertime drinks, probably great if you’re looking for a crazy loaded packed place to meet strangers, but definitely not for me during prime hours.

The best cozy place around, 3 different rooms with one with a live blues band…
Ce petit bar très chaleureux a 3 differente pieces donc une avec orchestre blues

I love it here on an off night. It’s just got great décor and ambiance. There are separate rooms with lots of furniture for lounging.
The crowd during the week is a little older which is cool with me, no loud drunken shenanigans. I think of their patrons to be the more worldly and cultured type wearing pencil skirts and neckties. It’s a little classier than your average bar. Especially in Watertown.
Nice outdoor area with a porch and tables for smoking or chilling.
I also found myself here on New Years. I am chalking that experience to the fact that it was New Years. Obviously GI’s everywhere, loud, sloppy people.
Just don’t go here in New Years and you’re fine.

As good as it gets, especially in Watertown, NY… Don’t get me wrong it was good, there was just the lack of a good bar scene and then there is this hidden GEM. The bartenders were very nice and made great drinks. I think I bought at least 4 rounds for a bunch of nice ladies and my buddies and the bills was less then a single round in Los Angeles… Ether way, the picture I posted up of the ambulance was one of the nice young ladies I was talking to… guess all the rounds was a bad ideal…
There was a nice mixed crowd, mostly nice people. Then there was this one fat fwk that wore a LA Dodger cap. Real rude and wanted to start crap with people. Mofo, I’m from LA you go back to your trailer and keep wishing!

We stopped here after my 10 year class reunion in August.
I grew up in Watertown and visit 3 – 4 times a year, but had never been to Paddock before. I am so glad we tagged along because it was great! I’m sure the fact that I was surrounded by classmates helped, but the place has a great vibe and the décor is fab. It was hella crowded, but we still managed to get our drinks pretty quick (we were only drinking draft beer, so cocktails may have taken longer). And since its gay-​friendly, my fiancée and I felt perfectly comfortable being ourselves.
I look forward to going back with friends when its a little calmer and get a better sense of the usual ambiance.

The place is beautiful — I grew up in Watertown and moved away and am so pleased they’ve finally built a beautiful bar with comfortable seats and a working fireplace. As the other reviews say, the GIs don’t go here which is nice as we started the night at Tilted Kilt where my friend and I felt like dog meat.
However.
The bartender. I’m not convinced that she knows how to mix a cocktail. When I ask for a martini with a twist that means there shouldn’t be any olives near it. I’m also not convinced she likes working in the only decent bar in town as she seems to hate life in general. When I pay for a good drink, I’m paying for the drink and the service and the service here? Quite frankly: it sucks. As do the drinks.
There was maybe 3 other people in the bar and it took a good 20 minutes to get our second round.
The other reviews say the owner is a great bartender and I’d like to get there on a night when he is serving. The cocktail menu is extensive, but would be better with more classic drinks on it. Far too much sugar.